Defy extreme 1 gallon semi transparent exterior wood stain.
Best paint stain for cedar siding.
Paints and solid stains painting cedar 101.
The best way to prevent extractive bleed is to select a paint or stain that forms a seal over the cedar.
What you get is a very uniform opaque color.
Solid color stains have solid particles but not nearly as many as paint.
Thus solid color stains let some of the cedar s grain show through but none of the color.
For best results fresh siding should be pre primed on all six sides with a stain blocking primer and top coated with 100 percent acrylic latex paint.
The upside is that solid color stains will block most damaging ultraviolet light.
If you have intense sun on cedar wood siding you d be best served using a semi transparent stain not a paint.
Wood siding is a durable and attractive siding material but it requires protection from sunlight and moisture.
One coat of solid color stain is only marginally adequate on new wood.
A prime coat with a top coat will always provide better protection to the wood as well as promoting a longer.
Exterior siding paint vs.
Cedar shingles contain extractives that bleed to the surface when the wood becomes wet and then darken as the wood dries.
Second biggest factor is moisture.
These may be applied to western red cedar by brush roller or pad.
Ready seal 512 5 gallon pail natural cedar exterior wood stain and sealer.
Staining cedar with a solid color stain.
Those extractives can even bleed through many types of paint.
Best 7 exterior stains for cedar siding in 2020.
The sun and water beat down on a deck snow can pile up.
There are two common options for finishing wood.
Compared to other finishes paint offers the greatest protection for western red cedar siding against the elements.
And while cedar siding accepts holds and showcases all types of paints beautifully your best choice is a 100 acrylic latex formula.
Brush application is usually the best.
These stains perform similarly and are applied like paint.